THE family of a man who died after contracting a superbug at Warwick Hospital says more should have been done to prevent his death.

Retired dog trainer Arthur Barnes, aged 76, was struck down by the highly-contagious C difficile sickness bug after being admitted for acute arthritis and an ulcerated leg.

His devastated daughter Mandi Barnes, who visited her father every day, said there were often soiled clothing and bed sheets lying on the floor.

No wards were closed during the four weeks leading up to her dad's death, despite Mandi's family being repeatedly warned about outbreaks of the bug.

Mandi, a mum of three, said nurses never wore gloves, surgical masks or aprons and children were allowed into the ward even after her father started suffering from diarrhoea.

The 39-year-old, of Knights Lane, Tiddington, near Stratford, is now demanding answers from the hospital.

She said: "I am very, very angry. There were three or four times when they said there was a bug but didn't shut that ward down.

"They said they were doing their best but that is all I ever got. My dad was my world."

Mr Barnes, of Woodman Court, Stratford, was admitted to hospital in November, before new procedures to combat C difficile.

He died about a month after being admitted.

Last week, the Telegraph revealed the hospital was battling a different bug, known as a norovirus, and had shut three wards to new admissions.

Health ministers say clostridium difficile, known as C difficile, is endemic in hospitals and has overtaken MRSA.

Dr Steve Mather, medical director at the hospital trust, said: "We have highly developed policies and procedures regarding the control of infection in our hospital, of which every nurse and doctor is both aware of and trained in.

"I am sorry to hear Ms Barnes felt her father was not cared for properly and would welcome an opportunity to discuss her concerns with her and investigate the matter."